The thug whose dog suffered 20 ciggerette burns and seven broken ribs was jailed for just 21 days yesterday.
Tammy, the terrier was owned by robert walker, 28, had to be put down. The case was heard on the day supporters of the sun campaign to stamp out animal crueltysoured past 2000,000.
An RSPCA boss told yesterday of the suffering of robert walkers pet dog and said, hands on heart, it's the worst i've ever seen.
The five year old staffordshire terrior bitch had to be put down to save her further agony.
TAMMY HAD TWENTY BURNS CAUSED BY CIGGAREETES BEING STUBBED ON HER HEAD, SEVEN BROKEN RIBS, ONE OF WHICH PUNCTURED A LUNG (sorry about caps)
two perforated ear drums and all four canine teeth knocked out, finally her back was found to be broken.
Tammy, had been returned to jobless 28 year old walker only three months earlier after a judge overturned a previous ten year ban on him keeping pets.
On that occasion walker had been found guilty of previous ill treatment to the white and tanned bitch.
A new charge that he tortured tammy was thrown out yesterday by magistrates at plymouth after neighbourd evidence was ruled inadmissible because of legal loophole.
But walker was convicted of causing unnecessary suffering by failing to call a vet, he was again banned from keeping a pet for ten years.
RSPCA chief inspector rebecca wadey said, this is the worse l have ever seen, she was underweight and hanging her head.
She had scabs all over her head and was really in a verypoor way, she was very sad and could barely keep her head up.
The left side of rib cage was like a crackly sponge because there was air under her rib.
I am not impressed it has taken two prosecutions to get theis man jailed, the ban on keeping pets should of been for life.
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